Category: Water

  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 10, 2017
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California Water News for August 10, 2017

Sacramento Bee: Trump administration sends payout for Oroville Dam crisis. Could more be on the way? Sacramento Bee: Trump administration sends payout for Oroville Dam crisis. Could more be on the way? KQED: Panel Weighed Oroville Spillway Failure in 2014 — and Called It Unlikely Capital Public Radio News: Oroville Dam’s Green Spot: Innocent Pool Or Big Problem? Chico Enterprise-Record: Spillway reconstruction: Review board […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 9, 2017
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California Water News for August 9, 2017

Capital Public Radio News: Prep Work For Oroville Spillway Nearly Complete Sacramento Bee: McClellan base polluted drinking water supply, districts say. They want 1.4B from feds Capital Public Radio: California’s Largest Water Supplier Says Federal Water Bill Goes Too Far San Francisco Chronicle: Editorial: Oroville Dam repairs are just the start Breitbart News: Midwest ‘Flash Drought’ Warns El Niño May Hammer West […]

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Press Release: State Water Board Announces New Executive Director

State Water Board Announces New Executive Director Former Federal Official Eileen Sobeck Brings 40 Years of Government Experience SACRAMENTO — After a lengthy, competitive, and deliberative process, the State Water Resources Control Board has named Eileen Sobeck as its next Executive Director.  She replaces Tom Howard, who retired in May 2017. After reviewing a wealth of […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 8, 2017
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California Water News for August 8, 2017

Capital Public Radio News: Cutoff Wall But No Chute This Year For Oroville Dam Emergency Spillway San Francisco Chronicle: Editorial: Oroville Dam repairs are just the start Record Bee: Lake Pillsbury area homeowners weigh in on dam removal proposals KCRA Sacramento: 6 months later: Aerial video shows work at Oroville Dam Oroville Mercury Register: Oroville man pleads no contest in Dollar General […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 7, 2017
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California Water News for August 7, 2017

Mercury News: Oroville Dam: Six Months After Disaster, a Race to Repair Before Next Winter Sacramento Bee: Is your Sacramento tap water tasting strange? You’re not imagining it News Deeply: One of the Largest Dam Removals in California History Inches … Fairfield Daily Republic: Delta levee maintenance bill advances in Senate ABC10: Calif. duck population down following historic drought | ABC10.com Lake County News: US […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 4, 2017
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California Water News for August 4, 2017

Los Angeles Times: Walnut farmers file $15-million claim against California for Oroville Dam crisis Associated Press: Crews Start Emergency Levee Repairs Downstream From Oroville Dam KQED: Farmers File $15 Million Claim for Damages During Oroville Crisis KCRA Sacramento: Emergency repairs begin along Feather River downstream of Oroville Dam Central Valley Business Times: Governor’s Delta tunnels opposed by 3 Million-member group […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 3, 2017
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Egeria Densa Treatment – Submersed Aquatic Vegetation Control Program

    Submersed Aquatic Vegetation Control Program   Department of Parks and Recreation  Division of Boating and Waterways   Egeria densa, Curlyleaf  pondweed, Fanwort, Eurasian watermilfoil, Coontail      Treatment for August 7 thru August 11, 2017       Herbicide treatment of invasive submersed aquatic vegetation began on March 1, 2017, the earliest date the […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 3, 2017
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Water Hyacinth Treatments – Floating Aquatic Vegetation Control Program

    FLOATING AQUATIC VEGETATION CONTROL PROGRAM    Department of Parks and Recreation Division of Boating and Waterways   Water Hyacinth, Spongeplant and Water Primrose      Treatments for August 7 thru August 11, 2017     Herbicide treatment of invasive floating aquatic vegetation began on March 1, 2017, the earliest date the program is […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 3, 2017
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California Water News for August 3, 2017

Sacramento Bee: Farm claims Oroville Dam crisis cost it $15 million CBS Sacramento: Multi-Million Dollar Lawsuit Alleges DWR Caused Farm To Flood … Fresno Bee: California politicians lured by easy money, but somebody must eventually pay Los Angeles Times: Legislature, don’t mess with California’s water umpire Western Farm Press: ABC’s Cooper helping almond growers improve water management … Cronkite News: Despite best efforts, years of […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 2, 2017
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California Water News for August 2, 2017

Chico Enterprise Record: State’s June water savings down to 17.4 percent Sacramento Bee: Why California has tossed drinking water limit on ‘Erin Brockovich chemical Capital Public Radio News: First Step In Implementing California Groundwater Law Successful Napa Valley Register: After Oroville crisis, state orders inspection of 3 Napa Countydam … Sierra Sun Times: New Water Bonds Could Go Before California Voters In 2018 East Bay Times: Opinion: Twin tunnels project jeopardizes stability of […]

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